Legal Opinion
Branan v. Wimsatt
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 5, 1924No. 3920PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Acting Associate Justice.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment rendered in favor of the defendant on a directed verdict in an action to recover damages for personal injuries.
From the record in the case it appears that Catherine G. Branan, a minor, 12% years of age, while playing attempted with other Children to climb to the 4op of a pile of lumber in the lumber yard of William A. Wimsatt. During the struggle of the children to reach the top of the pile 28 boards were displaced and fell on Catherine, with the result that her right thigh was broken, thereby causing a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. BrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Reardon v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Firfer Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Stimpson v. Bartex Pipe Line Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
- Arthur v. Standard Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Julian v. Sinclair Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- McGettigan v. National Bank of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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